THE daughter of famed American evangelist Billy Graham will tomorrow address an audience of several thousand at Cardiff International Arena.

Anne Graham Lotz has followed in her family's tradition of public preaching - he's addressed 75 million people - and has also written several prize-winning books on topics such as the nature of heaven.

Her one-day seminar in the Welsh capital is designed to be a time of spiritual refreshing, primarily for women.

Mrs Lotz said, "I'm thrilled to be in Cardiff. I believe God is stirring here.

"There are women here who have never done anything before on this scale who are putting this on in the CIA. I feel honoured to be part of it."

Describing herself as a "shy person", Mrs Lotz was initially reluctant to begin a preaching ministry, but has since become one of America's most popular Bible teachers.

She believes women today feel an "overwhelming sense of responsibility".

"A lot of women don't feel they are understood or cared for," she said. "I think it boils down to the fact that only God can be the person we are looking for in these relationships. He's the one who does love us. It's a privilege to present Jesus Christ to them so they can know God in a way which makes a difference every day.

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In the United States, Billy Graham remains a national icon. Mrs Lotz said that as a child she was not aware of her father's fame.

"My mother was really wise and shielded us from that," she said. "We lived in a small town where my grandfather was more well known than my father. It wasn't until I was older that I had a sense of my father's ministry."

Two of her parent's closest friends were the late musician Johnny Cash and his wife.

She said, "They were two of the dearest, humblest and most generous people."

The crime novelist Patricia Cornwell grew up in the same small town and was encouraged as a child to begin writing by Mrs Lotz's mother, Ruth Bell Graham.

Mrs Lotz speaks with great admiration for Bono, singer with the Irish rock group U2, whom she recalls reading poetry to her mother in the kitchen.

She said, "I love the fact he has made it and used his influence to meet a humanitarian need. What if all these people just used part of their influence to help people?"